Letter from Leonard Cheshire to station commander RAF Coningsby

Letter from Leonard Cheshire to station commander RAF Coningsby

Letter to Group Captain A C Evans Evans requesting he look into five electro-plated tankards which went missing on squadron move to RAF Woodhall Spa

1944-01-11

One-page typewritten letter

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617 Squadron,
R.A.F. Woodhall,
Lincoln.

GLC/DO/43.

11 Jan 1944.

Dear

I am sorry to trouble you but when the Squadron arrived at Coningsby they brought with them 20 electro plated tankards which were inscribed “617 Squadron Lancasters”. They were presented by the manufacturers of the aircraft after the Dam raid and have considerable sentimental value.

When we finally counted them up prior to leaving Coningsby for Woodhall, it was found there were only 15, and I would very much appreciate it if you could take action from your end.

Yours

[inserted] Phoned Group Captain 12.1.44 GLC [/inserted]

Group Captain A.C. Evans Evans,
Officer Commanding R.A.F. Station,
Coningsby,
Lincoln.

[inserted] [Indecipherable] O/T Officers. [/inserted]

Yours sincerely,

GLC
G.L.Cheshire
[underlined] Wing Commander. [/underlined]

Messers William Lawson Ltd
Leeds Road,
Ottley,[underlined] Yorks. [/underlined].